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3 Ways to Make Your Work More Meaningful
Why do you do what you do? That was the question I set out to answer after re-watching Simon Sinek’s hugely popular TED talk called “How Great Leaders Inspire Action.” His theory is that too many companies talk about what they do and how they do it, when instead,...
How to Stop Worrying
I’m a recovering worrier. I have worrying etched into my DNA but have focused the past many years on breaking my worrying habit. I blame my Mom for this habit (although I adore her). She knows this. We’ve discussed it. She blames her Dad for her habit. I suppose it’s...
As We Get More Women in STEM, Have We Limited Their Options?
About a month ago, my friend Maureen called me for advice. A young family friend, April, was entering college, and she was getting a lot of pressure to be a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) major from family and teachers. She excelled at math and...
Do I Really Need to Give up My Personal Values and Ethics in Business?
An 18 year old woman wants to “bring humanity to business” but doesn’t know how. More than 35 years later, and despite having no role models, she still hasn’t surrendered her values. Brigitte Baumann was told that a CEO must simply look after the bottom line. That’s...
The Elephant in the Gender Equality Room: Masculinity
By: Kaitlin Rattigan Just as women and girls are expected to follow ridiculous, degrading and constricting ideas of what it means to be feminine men and boys face, albeit different, but just as restricting expectations for what it means to be masculine. So, let’s talk...
INSPIRATION: Trust Your Intuitive Mind
Do you ever wish you could just put aside all the reports and charts and meaningless details and get.things.done? You can. Go ahead, put them aside. Don’t worry. They’re not going anywhere and you can pick them up again in just a bit. But try this simple intuitive...
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Career Advice
Don’t Get Caught In the Results Trap!
If you produce excellent results but don’t feel like you’re moving up the leadership ladder (or around the jungle gym) fast enough, take a look to see if you’re excellent work is holding you back. Here’s what it feels like to be stuck in the results trap: You do good...
What Should I Wear to Work? Don’t Ignore Clothing Clichés – They Are All True
Introducing our newest blogger, Sheila Berry Founder of Living Vicky, a non profit dedicated to empowering young professionals. We love Sheila's insights into the timeless challenges of dressing for success. She reminds us that the answer to the question, "what should...
What’s Your Strategy as a New Manager?
Sometimes you get what you ask for, and when it's a promotion to management, that can be quite a shock. "Now what?" you might say. John has some great advice for a new manager, and an experienced one as well. He says, "I hope these ideas are helpful for those of you...
Women in Leadership
I’m Not Balancing Work and Life And I Feel Great
by: Inge Geerdens Being a female entrepreneur has its upsides, but also its disadvantages. Like having to find an answer to the question I - contrary to my male colleagues ? - get asked a lot. “As a mother of three children, how do you balance your work and your...
Research Summary: Are girls good at math? YES.
Title: Are girls good at math? Study: Debunking Myth about Gender and Mathematics Performance (Jonathan Kane and Janet E. Mertz, 2011) Finding: The gender differences in math scores correlate to the degree to which women and men are treated equally in a culture,...
Research Summary: Women’s Equality Means Economic Development and Prosperity
Title: Women's Equality Means Economic Development and Prosperity Study: WDR 2012: Gender Equality and Development (Lin, World bank, 2012) Finding: When women achieve equality greater equality and agency (i.e., empowerment), the result is greater economic prosperity...
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